 |
|
|
|
||||||||
| General Chat General chat - common sense in here please. Decent serious discussions to be enjoyed by everyone! |
|
Welcome to Accrington Web! We are a discussion forum dedicated to the towns of Accrington, Oswaldtwistle and the surrounding areas, sometimes referred to as Hyndburn! We are a friendly bunch please feel free to browse or read on for more info. You are currently viewing our site as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, photos, play in the community arcade and use our blog section. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free, so please, join our community today! |
 |
|
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools |
18-07-2009, 11:50
|
#1 |
|
God Member
  
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Accrington
Posts: 6,899
Liked: 25 times
Rep Power: 42389
|
Last WW1 Veteran Dies
The last surviving veteran from WW1 has died aged 113. Henry Allingham died at the care home where he resided in Ovingdean near Brighton. Mr. Allingham put his longevity down to "cigarettes, whisky and wild, wild women". RIP
__________________
A PERSON WHO MINDS THEIR OWN BUSINESS WILL ALWAYS BE FULLY EMPLOYED (Cicero) 
|
|
|
| Accrington Web | |
|
|
|
|
18-07-2009, 12:45
|
#2 |
|
Coffin Dodger.
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Clayton End owd farts.
Posts: 50,883
Blog Entries: 1
Liked: 9756 times
Rep Power: 750591
|
Re: Last WW1 Veteran Dies
yeh read it, he was oldest man in the world also, amazed anyone could live that long after going through WW1. god bless henry.
__________________
N.L.T.B.G.Y.D. Do not argue with an idiot, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience. 
|
|
|
|
35 YEARS AND COUNTING|
18-07-2009, 14:27
|
#4 |
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Church
Posts: 661
Liked: 0 times
Rep Power: 49
|
Re: Last WW1 Veteran Dies
Lest we forget.
He wasn't the last though as there are two left. Harry Patch is still alive at 111 and another Brit who now lives in Oz at 108. |
|
|
|
|
18-07-2009, 16:03
|
#5 |
|
God Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 7,359
Liked: 1351 times
Rep Power: 47222
|
Re: Last WW1 Veteran Dies
heard him on the radio and it made me laugh how at his age he could still hollar that alchohol, fags and fast women were teh secret of long life which sticks 2 fingers up at those who constantly tell us what is good and bad for us
good lad he outlasted a hell of a lot of carrot crunching morons hes probably sat on a cloud right now smoking a fag , drinking a whiskey and and taking an angels innocence lol
__________________
All comments above are everything to do with here and therefore the resposibility of the Accrington Web website owners admins and mods. ive just started a relationship with a blind woman !Its quite rewarding but quite challenging ! it took me ages to get her husbands voice right Last edited by accyman; 18-07-2009 at 16:05. |
|
|
|
|
18-07-2009, 17:30
|
#6 | |
|
God Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Accrington
Posts: 6,899
Liked: 25 times
Rep Power: 42389
|
Re: Last WW1 Veteran Dies
Quote:
__________________
A PERSON WHO MINDS THEIR OWN BUSINESS WILL ALWAYS BE FULLY EMPLOYED (Cicero)
|
|
|
|
|
|
19-07-2009, 15:30
|
#7 |
|
God Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Accrington
Posts: 2,539
Liked: 2 times
Rep Power: 900
|
Re: Last WW1 Veteran Dies
R.I.P Old timer, and thank you!
__________________
www.fgcc.co  If time travel were possible, wouldn't somebody have been back or forward and told us by now? |
|
|
|
|
20-07-2009, 05:56
|
#8 |
|
God Member
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 9,290
Liked: 2347 times
Rep Power: 58526
|
Re: Last WW1 Veteran Dies
Canada has offered her last surviving WW1 veteran a state funeral ..... might be a good idea for you guys; there are only two left alive, but there is still time to think about it ... who would you rather have to be honored in this fashion: Margaret Thatcher, or a veteran of the First Worl War, a war in which all who served were heroes?
|
|
|
|
|
20-07-2009, 10:23
|
#9 |
|
God Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Accrington
Posts: 2,539
Liked: 2 times
Rep Power: 900
|
Re: Last WW1 Veteran Dies
Magie can go in a bin bag down the river for me!!
__________________
www.fgcc.co If time travel were possible, wouldn't somebody have been back or forward and told us by now? |
|
|
|
All times are GMT. The time now is 21:56.
